02-04-2014

The Second Game Looks Westward after Romanian Release

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    The Second Game by Corneliu Porumboiu The Second Game by Corneliu Porumboiu

    BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's essay on time, history and football will hit Romanian cinemas on 4 April 2014 and is close to finalizing deals with German and French distributors.

    The Second Game/Al doilea joc which had its world premiere in the Forum section of the Berlinale 2014 is set during a local Romanian football match in December 1988, with a discussion off screen between Corneliu Porumboiu and his father, the referee Adrian Porumboiu who was the referee of the game.

    The film is produced by Marcela Ursu through 42Km Film, the production company established by Ursu and Porumboiu in 2004. The production company is also selling the film. Made with a budget of 20,000EUR, The Second Game is an experimental film and a personal documentary for Porumboiu who told FNE that he might have come to the end of this process. He is now planning a comedy. The Second Game will be released first in a few art houses in Bucharest.